Caster mounting for cylindrical containers



Feb 27, 1951 c, w, LANTER 2,543,697

CASTER MOUNTING FOR CYLiNDRICAL CONTAINERS Filed Nov. 29, 1946 PatentedFeb. 27, 1951 CASTER MOUNTING FOR CYLINDRICAL CONTAIN EBS Clarence W.Lanter, Bartlett, Ill., assignor to Breuer Electric Mfg. Company,Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois ApplicationNovember 29, 1946,Serial No. 712,850

2 Claims.

1 This invention relates to improvements in caster mountings forcylindrical containers and has for an object the provision of astructure which is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture andassemble for use. wardly projecting annular flange 9 disposed be-Briefly, thisinvention comprises a sheet metal low the bottom section 8.The side wall section cylindrical container embodying a side wall sec- 1is formed with a circumferential bead l I distion and a bottom section,the side wall section posed in spaced parallel relation to the annularbeing formed with a circumferential bead disflange 9. The castermounting comprises a canposed in spaced relation to the bottom of thetilever-type mounting bracket l2 formed with a container. The side wallsection and bottom trough-shaped recess I3 to receive and engage sectionare joined together, by crimping or other the annular flange 9. Theupper end of the means, to provide an annular fla ge p j ct mountingbracket I2 is provided with one or more downwardly below the bottomsection. Three or bosses I4 which are formed to snugly engage morecasters are arranged in equally spaced rewithin the annular grooveformed by the bead lation around the bottom of the container, each Themounting bracket is also provided ster o prising a mounting bracket fornwith a pair of side flanges 'l6-l6 formed with gagement W1th thecontameli a swlvel bracket apertures to receive bolts or screws I"!which Journaled 111 the mountlng bracket, and a roller serve to securethe mounting bracket to the side journaled on the swivel bracket. Eachmount- Wall section 1 of the container. ng bracket 1s of cantileverconstruction in which, A bearing portion I8 is provided on the outer itsouter end is formed w1th a bearing to rece ve end of the mountingbracket lg to receive a t Journat Portlon of a Swlvel bracket: and ltsjournal portion IQ of the swivel bracket 2|. A n'mer end 15 tormed'toengage s beaded F split spring collar 22 is provided on the journal tlonof the Wall settlon of contajlner' l9 to yieldably resist displacementof the swivel Each mountmg bracket also provldid Wlttt a bracket 2| fromthe mounting bracket l2. The trough-Shaped flange at Its lower t recelvelower end of the swivel bracket 2| is bifurcated and engage the annularflange pro ecting downto receive a roller 23 which is ournaled forrowardly from the bottom of the container. The mounting bracket isadapted to be secured in en '30 tatlona'l movement on pm In the use of acaster supported container of gj g f Wlth the contamer by means 9 screwsthe type shown and described, it will be noted It is a further object ofthis invention to prothat t if; f??? f g t i f vide a caster mountingfor cylindrical contain- {noun mg me e 15,13 er an ers in which themounting bracket is of cantithat e upper portlon 15 under Compression,In lever construction with its lower end under tenordert preventdeformatton of the contaltler sion and its upper end under compression.By due 0 hese tomes exerted mounttng forming one or more circumferentialbeads in the bracket, the lower ends of palrscof mounting side wall.section of the container, the container braqkets are Secured to thesldes bottom is sufiiciently reinforced to resist the inward 40 sectlon8' to place the latter under tenslon, and compressive forces exerted bythe upper end of the upper finds 0f the mountirfg' brackets are themounting bracket gaged against the beaded portion of the side wall Thisinvention embodies other novel features, section one more beads H may beformed details of construction and arrangement of parts in the Wallsectiflm 7, if d d, to p o de which are hereinafter set forth in thespecificathe physlcal p p s q d 0 eslst the tion and claims, andillustrated in the accomo p s v forces exerted y the upper d f panyingdrawing wherein: the mounting brackets. The beads ll may also Fig. 1 isa side elevational view showing a caster e o ed 6 p je w d y from theside wall mounting for cylindrical containers embodying section, asshown, or may project outwardly from features of this invention. theside Wall section, if desired.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along While this inventionhas been shown in but the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. one form, it is obvious tothose skilled in the Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line artthat it is not so limited but is susceptible of 3-3 of Fig, 2. variouschanges and modifications Without de- Referring now to the drawing for abetter unparting from the spirit and scope of the claimed derstanding ofthis invention, the caster mount- 2 ing for cylindrical containers isshown as comprising a sheet metal container 6 embodying a side wallsection 1 and bottom section 8 which are preferably crimped together toform a downinvention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a caster mounting adapted to support relatively thin wall metalcontainers of the type in which a disc-shaped bottom section is crimpedto the lower edge of a tubular side wall section to form an annulardepending flange, the tubular side wall section being offsetintermediate its ends to form an annular bead portion of trough-shapesection, a cantilever-type caster mounting bracket for engagementagainst said side wall section, the lower end of said mounting bracketbeing formed to provide a U-shaped recess to receive and engage saidannular depending flange, a pair of side flanges formed, on oppositesides of said mounting bracket for bolted engagement to said tubularside wall section, ridge portions formed on said flanges for seatedengagement in said bead portion, a swivel bracket mounted in a boreformed in the outer end of said mounting bracket, and a roller journaledon said swivel bracket.

2. The combination with a relatively thin wall metal container includinga disc-shaped bottom section, a tubular side wall section crimped to theperiphery of said bottom section to form an annular depending flange,the tubular side wall section being ofiset intermediate its ends to forman annular bead portion of trough-shape section, of a cantilevercaster-type mounting bracket engaged against said side wall section, the

lower end of said mounting bracket being formed with a U-shape recess toreceive and engage said annular depending flange, a pair of side flangesformed on opposite sides of said mounting bracket for bolted engagementto said tubular side wall section, ridge portions formed on said sideflanges for seated engagement in said bead portion, a swivel bracketmounted in a bore formed in the outer end of said mounting bracket, anda roller journaled on said swivel bracket.

CLARENCE W. LANTEZR.

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